Bryce burst with anger. He wasn't the type to lie or make things up. It was hard not to believe him.
Gabrielle didn't want to admit it, but Bryce was clearly telling the truth. Westley captured him and Nellie, and locked them up, then almost beat Bryce to death.
Although Gabrielle had heard it many times from Lance, she brushed it off. She told herself Westley could never do such a thing, but now... She couldn't ignore Bryce's rage. He claimed Westley was the mastermind.
Gabrielle had no choice but to accept the truth. Westley had done such a cruel thing, imprisoning Bryce and hurting him.
"Nonsense, you say? Take a look at my body. Do you think I'm joking? He left me bruised and battered! He's inhumane!" Bryce yelled for a second, then grunted and moaned in pain afterwards. "Damn it, it hurts..." He was getting emotional to the point he almost stretched his wounds open.
"You shouldn't move too much, Bryce. If you keep doing this, your wounds will..."
Seeing that he was in pain, Gabrielle reached out and wanted to help him, but Bryce pushed her away.
"Don't even touch me, Gabrielle. Stop pretending like you care and that you're a good person. Leave me alone!" Bryce was not having it. He had a nasty temper and uttered such cruel words.
"What the hell is wrong with you, Bryce? Why are you taking it out on Gabrielle? You don't know what she's gone through just to come here with me! She was worried sick about you! Why do you keep treating her like that?" Lance began to lose his cool and shouted at Bryce.
If he had to be honest, he never liked Bryce at all. He would always say hurtful things to Gabrielle because he knew that she liked him. Lance considered him unworthy of Gabrielle's tears.
"It's none of your business, Lance. Why did you even come? You must feel great pretending like a hero. I've always known you had feelings for Gabrielle. Too bad she'd already married that devil spawn, Westley Morris." Bryce's tone was sharp. Every word felt like a stab in Lance's heart.
Bryce thought of Gabrielle as an enemy. Bad things always happened to him whenever she was around. Her presence alone was enough to irritate him. He never once cared for her.
Even if he died in Bangkok, he didn't need Gabrielle's sympathy.
"You ungrateful jerk. If I had known you'd act like this, I wouldn't have wasted my time. I should have just left you alone to die. Let's go, Gabrielle. We don't need to care for him anymore." Lance was furious. He grabbed Gabrielle's wrist and headed towards the door.
But Gabrielle didn't move. She wanted to give Bryce a piece of her mind.
"You've gone too far, Bryce. You should know if it wasn't for Lance, you wouldn't be breathing right now. You should be thankful Lance saved your life." Gabrielle didn't show any anger, but she felt disappointed.
She never thought Bryce would only end up treating them like trash despite all their efforts. They even risked their lives to come here. Maybe he really deserved to die.
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